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IMPORTANT READ-ME

Please see post #1 for complete Balenciaga authentication rules. All requests must be posted in this thread. Authentications are not done via private message or in any other thread.

See the link below for examples of the photos needed and the format they should be in (clear, close up, forward-facing, no angles, right way up, no bends in tags).

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/required-pics-for-balenciaga-authentication.741442/

A link to the listing in question is required.

It is an authenticator’s right to ignore a request that is not in the proper format. If the listing you are interested in is missing photos it is your responsibility to request them from the seller prior to posting in this thread.

Thanks and be well!
 
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CeeJay said:
Has this happened to anyone else here??? I did also see that one can refute it, but I'm just kinda in shock that it was removed! Obviously, folks there DO NOT know an authentic Balenciaga bag!!!
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It didn't happen to me but I'm not surprised. Their authentication team sucks. They don't know and authentic Coach from a fake or vice versa. I bought a fake from them once but they wouldn't accept TPF authentication and stood their decision that the fake bag was authentic. They did refund me as a one time courtesy.
Recently I tried to list an authentic bag that I just bought from the Coach's official outlet store online and they flagged my account. Screenshot_20200312-213348.png

I bought it from Coachoutlet.com where I have been buying bags for a very long time so I know it's not a replica!
 
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Hi all, hoping to get some help authenticating this Classic City! I purchased this from TheRealReal. The bag is in great condition and came with tags attached, but there are a few things concerning me. There are two Nieman Marcus tags with different prices, one says $2350 and one says $1125 (maybe it was marked down)? The strap seems all wrong compared to other City bags I've seen. Let me know if I need more photos. I tried to capture everything, but there was no 'bale' due to the odd shoulder strap. bal2.jpg copB3Ks.jpg fyJMmnl.jpg gDP4pVA.jpg HLebncy.jpg i2wbMuB.jpg J1iRTtU.jpg LIQwtbz.jpg Mk88EiE.jpg PzV8Gra.jpg tD1lQKW.jpg AoX9enS.jpg
 
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caro83 said:
Hi all, hoping to get some help authenticating this Classic City! I purchased this from TheRealReal. The bag is in great condition and came with tags attached, but there are a few things concerning me. There are two Nieman Marcus tags with different prices, one says $2350 and one says $1125 (maybe it was marked down)? The strap seems all wrong compared to other City bags I've seen. Let me know if I need more photos. I tried to capture everything, but there was no 'bale' due to the odd shoulder strap. View attachment 4698611 View attachment 4698612 View attachment 4698613 View attachment 4698614 View attachment 4698616 View attachment 4698617 View attachment 4698618 View attachment 4698620 View attachment 4698621 View attachment 4698622 View attachment 4698625 View attachment 4698627
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Can you post a pic of the entire strap with both ends?
 
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caro83 said:
Hi all, hoping to get some help authenticating this Classic City! I purchased this from TheRealReal. The bag is in great condition and came with tags attached, but there are a few things concerning me. There are two Nieman Marcus tags with different prices, one says $2350 and one says $1125 (maybe it was marked down)? The strap seems all wrong compared to other City bags I've seen. Let me know if I need more photos. I tried to capture everything, but there was no 'bale' due to the odd shoulder strap. View attachment 4698611 View attachment 4698612 View attachment 4698613 View attachment 4698614 View attachment 4698616 View attachment 4698617 View attachment 4698618 View attachment 4698620 View attachment 4698621 View attachment 4698622 View attachment 4698625 View attachment 4698627
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Also, where was each tag attached?
 
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caro83 said:
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. If the bag’s okay, I can deal with the strap being wrong and try to get a correct one :smile:
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Someone probably wanted a longer strap so changed it out but TRR should absolutely have caught that, mentioned it, and made the price reflect it. If I were you I'd call them and tell them you'll keep the bag if they'll issue you a partial store credit, they've done that for me in the past.
 
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muchstuff said:
Bag looks OK but that looks like it might be a Bazar strap to me, it's not a City strap. ETA: Note that the lower priced tag says it's for a black and white item.
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it is a Black and White bag, look at the mirror, it has BALENCIAGA logo, it also belongs to the grafitti line
i can bet it had a strap with the logo, too, which was swapped
 
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ksuromax said:
it is a Black and White bag, look at the mirror, it has BALENCIAGA logo, it also belongs to the grafitti line
i can bet it had a strap with the logo, too, which was swapped
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Yes but the City wasn’t $1195 so that tag clearly doesn’t go with this bag. Is it considered graffiti line with just the logo on the mirror and a logo’d strap? I don’t think so...?
 
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muchstuff said:
Yes but the City wasn’t $1195 so that tag clearly doesn’t go with this bag. Is it considered graffiti line with just the logo on the mirror and a logo’d strap? I don’t think so...?
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well, i definitely saw that mentioned in the online listings (Matches, NAP, etc)
even if it does not officially run under Grafitti, it still is Black and White and colour code 1060 stands correct for this model
 
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